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• The battle against breast cancer
  Women who contribute time and money to breast cancer research causes should find out how that money really is being spent, according to a long time advocate, author, and former breast cancer surgeon.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Susan Love, MD: One of the founders of the breast cancer advocacy movement. She is president and medical director of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation in Pacific Palisades, California, a nonprofit dedicated to the prevention of breast cancer. She's also a clinical professor of surgery at UCLA's school of medicine.
  More from MPR
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  Resources
  St. Kate's Forum on Women in Leadership
  Susan Love's Web site
• Iraq's uncertain future
  The U.S. Embassy has issued a report of Iraq's security situation, and only two-thirds of the provinces there earned optimistic ratings.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Barry Posen: The Ford International professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is affiliated with the security studies program.
  Michael O'Hanlon: Senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, where he holds the Sydney Stein Jr. Chair. He is also author of "The Future of Arms Control."
  Resources
  About Barry Posen
  About Michael O'Hanlon
  NY Times article on Iraqi discord

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